MS 2004-67 Guy and Lepha Ross Papers

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MS 2004-67 Guy and Lepha Ross Papers

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Title: MS 2004-67 Guy and Lepha Ross Papers, 1913-1963

Collection Number: MS 2004-67

Scope and Content: This accession contains the papers of the Ross family of North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan. Guy E. Ross invented, manufactured, and sold hydraulic log turners for use in sawmills through the Ross Hydraulic Log Turner Company. The bulk of the collection is his wife Lepha's correspondence regarding patent applications for Guy's log turning inventions after his death. Official letters patent included in the collection are for Sawmill Log Turner (1952), Log Loader for Sawmills (1962) and Log Loader and Turner for Sawmills (1962). Other material includes photographs of the Ross family and the log turning inventions, advertisements for the Ross Hydraulic Log Turner Company, and metal name plates with patent numbers. Eleven digital photographs of Guy Ross and his logging machines are available on Michiganology Digital Collections.

Language: english

Type of Resource: still image

Extent: 11 files, 33.7 MB

Digital Origin: born digital

Subject: Lumbering-Technological innovations-Michigan

Subject: Sawmills-Equipment and supplies

County: Lapeer County (Mich.)

Subject Name: Ross, Guy E. (Guy Edward), 1893-1960

Subject Name: Ross, Lepha M. Leavens, 1893-1977

Inclusive Dates: 1913-1963

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Guy Edward Ross (1893-1960) and Lepha M. Leavens Ross (1893-1977) married in Lapeer County in 1913. They had four daughters: Lepha Ellen, Marjorie Marie, Doris Ida, and Phyllis Louise.

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